Jun Lin (Chinese: 林俊; pinyin: Lín Jùn), also known as Justin Lin, was born on December 30, 1978, and came from Wuhan. … See more

Lin was last seen on May 24, 2012, and his friends reported getting a text message from his phone at 9:00 p.m. His boss became suspicious … See more

An arrest warrant for Magnotta was issued by the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM), later upgraded to a Canada-wide warrant by the Royal Canadian Mounted … See more

Preliminary hearing
On June 19, 2012, Magnotta appeared in court by video link to plead not guilty to all charges through his lawyer. On June 21, Magnotta appeared in person at a high-security Montreal courtroom to request a trial by jury See more

Luka Rocco Magnotta (born Eric Clinton Kirk Newman ) was born on July 24, 1982, in Scarborough, Ontario, the son of Anna Yourkin and Donald Newman. He was the first of their three children. According to him, his mother was obsessed with cleanliness, would … See more

The crime was widely reported in China, with some believing the murder was racially motivated. Some Chinese questioned public safety in Canada, as the killing was the … See more

On June 8, 2012, the Los Angeles Police Department announced they were in contact with Montreal police to determine if Magnotta was involved in the then-unsolved murder and … See more